12/14/10 Greater Altoona Jewish Federation Volunteer Opportunities
Summer Baseball Game
Select Date
Coordinate with Altoona Curve Office
Solicit Unused Tickets from Federation Members
Coordinate Email Publicity and Money for Food Vouchers with Federation
Deliver Tickets to Altoona Curve for Pickup at Will Call
Give out tickets
Holocaust Program
educates community
program usually in churches
need to form a committee
Select Date and Venue
Plan Program
Invite Speakers
speakers consist of:
visitors to death camps
local religious leaders
interfaith program leaders
invite local churches and clergy
recognize local survivors
coordinate reception
written program
ushers/greeters
Publicize Event
Work with AAC and TBI
Judy Meisel/National Speaker
Find Speaker
Plan Itinerary
Create Budget
Obtain Volunteers to Host, Lodge and Feed
Select Dates and Venues
Publicize with Federation Office
Transport speaker to and from airport
Love Feast
Publicize Date and Location
Solicit Volunteers to Staff
Solicit Donations
Church and civic organizations provide meals year round
Temple Lutheran Simpson Methodist Church
Federation asked to annually provide/organize meal on a Sat. near Xmas
Dinner is 11 am to 1pm
Meal is for low income families
Federation members are asked to provide money for meals or meal items
Dave and Paula Binus prepare the meal
Servers are needed to
prepare food
set up room
clean up
greet
take home packages
Need 40-45 volunteers
Usually serve 175 people
This is a good family volunteer event
Picnic
Select Date
Contact Diamond Carriage Lane
Contact Dave and Paula for Food Service
Back Up Plan for Bad Weather
Plan Activities for adults and children
Veterans Service
Select Date
Plan Service
Obtain Guest Speaker
Obtain Readers
Coordinate with Congregation Cemetery Committees
Combined community service for 25 years
Used to alternate between AAC and TBI
Honors the memory of the Jewish service in the armed forces
Honor Guard and Presentation of Colors
Make arrangements for chairs
Set up chairs and return chairs
Bring flags from JMC
Write program
Taps played by student from high school
Attended by about 50 people
Adult Education
Interfaith Summer Series
Serve on Interfaith Committee
Interfaith Committee of the Ecumenical Council
Committee led by Cindy Bainey as a volunteer
Committee meets periodically to plan events
Committee has existed for about 25 years
Committee initiated by Bill Wallen and Eileen Becker
Initiated at a time when the KKK planned to march in Altoona
Committee includes representatives of the following movements
Hindu
Muslim
Mormon
Unitarian
Recent programs include Interfaith Summer Series
Topics:
Marriage Rituals and Customs
Feasts, Fasts and Festivals
Sounds of Religion
Sacred Space
Legacy of Abraham
Women of Genesis
Program runs four consecutive Thursdays in July/August
Need to obtain speakers for Jewish content
Host if the Jewish Community has one of the events
Cultural Trips
National Jewish Museum Philadelphia
obtain information about event/destination
select date
plan budget
plan itinerary
obtain transportation
bus captains
distribute tickets
provide snacks
arrange video on bus
tip bus driver
run 50:50 on bus
Website and Newsletter
Obtain Content
Provide articles
Provide photos
Film Festival
Serve on Committee
year 12
Screen and Select Films
Obtain Speaker to Intro/Discuss Films
Plan Dinners
Soda
Popcorn
Coordinate with PSU Altoona
Run 50:50
Ticket Collection
Community Outreach
Birth Meals
Provide Assistance to Families with Newborns
Illness Support/Homebound/Hospitalized
Identify
Provide Assistance/Support/Holiday Gifts
Mourning Support
Provide Assistance to Individuals/Families
New Member Welcome Program
Deliver Welcome Gift Basket
Invite to Federation Events
PJ Library Program
Promote goal of Jewish identity in children
List Eligible Families
Goal is to Increase Membership
Local Campus Outreach PSU Altoona/Juniata/St. Francis
Identify Opportunities
Monitor/Gather Contacts at Colleges
High Holiday Support
Holiday Gifts
Events
Pizza Party Welcome Dinner
St. Francis Passover Seder
Hanukkah Dinners
money
food
items to decorate
matzot
Out of Town Campus Outreach - Our Kids Away in School
Compile List of our Kids Away at School and Recent Graduates
Provide Awareness and Opportunities for Jewish Activities
Holiday Gifts/Thoughts
General Information
Youth Summer Camp and Birthright
Identify Children Eligible
Provide Information
Camp Fair at Sunday School
